Using Silicone Gel Sheet for the Treatment of Facial Telangiectasias With Sclerotherapy

Abstract

Combining silicone gel sheeting to sclerotherapy increases the success rate in treating facial telangiectasias, especially facial subunits, which have bone support.

Standard guidelines for care: Sclerotherapy in dermatology

“…Telangiectasias or spider veins [23][24][25][26] Reticular veins [27,28] Level A perforating veins and the superficial veins close, forcing blood to flow proximally at a high pressure to the deep venous system. Because of prolonged gravitational hydrostatic pressure, in predisposed individuals, there is a sequential retrograde failure of the venous valves, leading to venous hypertension and varicose veins.…”